Well, after 27 years of liveaboard it was time to try something else.... and I'm LOVING IT!!! I've got room for tools I never had room for on boat. Seriously, boat life was a GREAT time in my life, but it didn't define me, just a phase of life.
up until 15 yrs ago the idea of swallowing the anchor was terrifying, being stuck at one place? SCARY!!! I LOVE to move place to place, meeting new people, learning new cultures, new foods, etc. About 2011 (shortly after selling boat and buying this place) I was sitting on back porch looking out over the back forty and thinking "this is what you'll be seeing for the rest of your life"...... then it struck me, that thought gave me a feeling of contentment, not fear. Then, I knew I'd found another home. My wife (met her in 2005) fusses because I don't really wish to travel all that much now, just content to be home and play with my toys.